Ibrahim Hamed al-Astal, born January 20, 1961 in Khan Younis, is married and has four children. He received his bachelor's degree in science and education, Department of Mathematics, from the Faculty of Education at King Abdulaziz University in Medina, Saudi Arabia, in 1984. He received his master's degree in education in the field of curricula and teaching methods from the Faculty of Education at the University of Khartoum in 1988, with the title of his supplementary study: "The impact of the mathematics teacher preparation program in the Faculty of Education - University of Khartoum on students' attitudes towards mathematics." The doctor of philosophy degree in education was also awarded by the Faculty of Education at the University of Khartoum in 1996 under joint supervision with the United Arab Emirates University in the same specialization of the master's degree, with the title of his study: "Building a program to develop the mathematics teaching competencies of middle school teachers in the United Arab Emirates." He was awarded a professorship in mathematics education in 2015. Dr. Ibrahim was appointed head of the South Branch at the Islamic University since the beginning of 2015, and in September 2020 he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Education at the Islamic University.

During his career, he has held several positions, including as an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the Faculty of Education at the Islamic University in Gaza since September 2009, and in early 2015 he was appointed head of the South Branch at the Islamic University.In early 2015, he was appointed head of the South Branch at the Islamic University, and in 2019 he assumed the deanship of the Faculty of Education at the university. Before that, he worked as an associate professor at the Faculty of Education and Basic Sciences at Ajman University of Science and Technology from July 2004 to July 2009, where he headed the Department of Educational Sciences, the Office of Practical Education, and the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Education and Basic Sciences. He worked as a part-time professor at Al-Quds Open University (Abu Dhabi Center, United Arab Emirates) from the beginning of the second semester of the academic year 1997/98 until the end of the second semester of the academic year 1999/2000.

Dr. Al-Astal has many research papers and studies

• Research and studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals in English:

•  Ibrahim Hamed Al-astal and Ahmad Abu A Zaydah (2015). The Effectiveness of an E-Book on Developing Mathematical Thinking Skills and Acquisition of Mathematical Concepts among 5th Graders in Gaza. International Journal of Computer Applications 116(21):23-29, April 2015. 

    Ibrahim Hamed Al-Astal and  Mohammed Ahmed Abu Helal (2015). The Impact Of Using Representations On Acquisition Of Mathematical Concepts Among 6th Graders In Gaza Strip. International Journal of Recent Scientific Research .Volume 7, Issue 3, March - 2015.

     Ibrahim Hamed Al Astal & Hatem Abu Zaydeh ( 2014). The Effectiveness Of Brain-Based Learning With Using Computerized Applications On The Multiple Intelligences Of Children Living Under Stressful Conditions In Gaza.  International Journal of Computer Applications  101(16):15,September,2014 

• - Research and studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals in Arabic:
• Ibrahim Hamed Al-Astal and Abdul Rahman Muhammad Abu Odeh (2019), The level of conceptual knowledge required for teaching mathematics in the basic stage among student teachers at the Islamic University in Gaza. Accepted for publication in the Islamic University Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, dated 13/1/2019.
• Ibrahim Hamed Al-Astal (2015), "Trends in Curriculum and Instruction Research in Postgraduate Studies in Palestinian Universities (a bibliometric analysis of master's theses)", Hebron University Journal of Research - Humanities, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 75-104.